Browse "Verb" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

谈论

tán lùn

谈论 (tán lùn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

误入

wù rù

‘误入’ is a compound verb meaning 'to enter by m

误食

wù shí

‘误食’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to accidenta

误导

wù dǎo

'误导' (wù dǎo) is a verb meaning 'to mislead' o

开诚布公

kāi chéng bù gōng

‘开诚布公’ literally means ‘to open sincerity a

详查

xiáng chá

详查 is a compound verb meaning 'to investigate th

详谈

xiáng tán

‘详谈’ is a verb meaning 'to discuss in detail'

详述

xiáng shù

‘详述’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to describe

评价

píng jià

‘评价’ (píng jià) literally combines ‘评’ (t

评论

píng lùn

‘评论’ (píng lùn) is a compound word meaning

验证

yàn zhèng

验证 (yàn zhèng) is a verb meaning 'to verify' o

证实

zhèng shí

证实 means 'to confirm' or 'to verify' — it refer

证明

zhèng míng

'证明' (zhèng míng) is a compound word where '证

自许

zì xǔ

自许 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to consid

许诺

xǔ nuò

许诺 (xǔ nuò) is a formal, written-style verb me

讨个说法

tǎo gè shuōfǎ

'Tǎo gè shuōfǎ' literally means 'to seek a sta

讨债

tǎo zhài

‘讨债’ literally means ‘to ask for (讨) a debt

讨厌

tǎo yàn

讨厌 (tǎo yàn) is a verb meaning 'to dislike' or

讨价

tǎo jià

‘讨价’ (tǎo jià) literally means ‘to seek pri

讨教

tǎo jiào

‘讨教’ is a humble, polite verb meaning ‘to see

计时

jì shí

计时 literally means 'to calculate time' — 计 (j

统计

tǒng jì

统计 (tǒng jì) is a versatile word meaning both

设计

shè jì

设计 (shè jì) means 'design' as a noun and 'to d

计划

jì huà

计划 (jì huà) means 'plan' as a noun and 'to pla

发言

fā yán

‘发言’ literally combines ‘fā’ (to issue, to

参观

cānguān

‘参观’ is a verb meaning ‘to visit (a place of

观赏

guānshǎng

‘观赏’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to appreciat

亲吻

qīn wěn

‘亲吻’ is a compound word meaning 'kiss'—a phys

违规

wéi guī

违规 (wéi guī) literally means 'to violate rules

规划

guī huà

规划 (guī huà) means 'plan' as a noun or 'to pla

规范

guī fàn

规范 (guīfàn) is a versatile word meaning 'stand

保卫

bǎowèi

保卫 (bǎowèi) is a verb meaning 'to defend' or '

处罚

chǔfá

处罚 (chǔfá) is a verb meaning 'to punish' or 't

处于

chǔyú

处于 (chǔyú) is a compound verb meaning 'to be i

处世

chǔshì

处世 (chǔshì) literally combines 处 (chǔ), mean

相处

xiāngchǔ

相处 (xiāngchǔ) is a verb meaning 'to get along

处理

chǔlǐ

处理 (chǔlǐ) is a versatile verb meaning 'to han

麻醉

má zuì

‘Má zuì’ literally combines ‘má’ (numbness,

著称

zhù chēng

著称 is a verb meaning 'to be renowned for' or 'to

落成

luò chéng

‘落成’ is a formal verb used exclusively to desc